Smith, Adam.

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

The Fifth Edition, with Additions. Dublin, Printed by William Porter for Burnet, White, Wilson et al., 1793. c. 21 x 13 cm. Vol.1: xiii, 498 pages / Vol.2: viii, 489 pages, (4) [Appendix], (53) [Index], (5) [blank]. Uniform contemporary tree calf. Red morroco spine labels with Author and Title in gilt. Black spine labels with volume numbers (missing for volume 1). Gilt line decorations. Green tinted edges. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped with minor material losses to spine tops (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner inscribed on front free end paper in both volumes (see images). Internally bright and clean. A very nice set.

Smith, Charles.

Smith’s Classical Atlas & New General Atlas (two Atlases bound into one). Full Titles: 1. Smith’s Classical Atlas Containing Distinct Maps of the Countries described in Ancient History both Sacred and Profane / 2. Smith’s New General Atlas Containing Distinct Maps of all the Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States Throughout the World. Arranged According to the General Treaty signed in Congress at Vienna, June 1815.

London, Printed for C. Smith, Mapseller extraordinary to his Majesty, 1820 & 1822. c. 40 x 32 cm. Classical Atlas: Engraved title page, TOC, 14 Maps, incl. eight double paged / 2. Engraved title page, TOC, 49 Maps, incl. 7 doubled paged. Complete with all maps, as listed in the TOCs. Contemporary half leather over marbled paper boards. Rebacked in 2024 using the original boards and spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with minor material losses to spine ends and corners. Ages age darkened. Internally clean with mild dust dulling and occasional very mild foxing. Some neat annotations to some maps, mainly Britain and Europe. Overall a very nice copy of two atlases, published in 1820 and 1822, bound into one.

Smith, Charles.

The Antient and Present State of the County and City of Waterford. Being a Natural, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Historical and Topographical Description therof…

First Edition. xvi [Introduction], (10) [Subscribers / TOC], 376 pages, (6) [Index]. With seven Plates/Maps, six of them folding (see list below). New (2024) blue half cloth over marbled papers. Hard cover. Spine label with gilt title. See images. Very good good condition. New sound binding. Ex Library with the usual stamps and figures. Some damp staining and age darkening. Overall a very good reading copy.

Smith, Charles.

The Antient and Present State of the County of Kerry. Being a Natural, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Historical, and Topographical Description thereof…

First Edition. Dublin, Printed for the Author, and sold by Ewing, Faulkner, Wilson and Exshaw, 1756. 19 x 12 cm. xxi, 419 pages, (5) [Index]. With a large folding Map of Kerry and four other folding Plates (see comments below). New (2024) attractive brown half leather over marbled boards. Red spine label with gilt title. New end papers. Very good condition. New solid binding. Internally very clean. Maps and Plates in very good condition.

Smith, Charles Hamilton.

Selections of the Ancient Costume of Great Britain & Ireland. From the Seventh to the Sixteenth Century, out of the Collection in the Possession of the Author.

First Edition. London, William Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Press. For Messrs. Colnaghi and Co., 1814. 36.5 x 26.5 cm. Frontispiece, Decorated Title Page, Title Page, Engraved Dedication Page, viii [Preface], (4) [subscribers & List of Plates]. 60 unpaginated coloured Plates with text description pages. Complete. Conteporary full red morocco with elaborate gilt and blind decorations. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Tiny loss to top of spine (see images). Armorial Ex Libris of previous owner (‘Deburgh, Earl of Clanricarde’) on front paste down. Mild age darkening throughout. Small stain affecting the top of one plate (see images). Otherwise very clean, with beautiful colour. A great copy. Please review all the images on our web site.

Smith, Des / Cox, Des.

Surgeon Major T.H. Parke. The Rarest Doctor. A Short History of his Life. Published by Carrick-On-Shannon & District Historical Society.

Carrick-on-Shannon, Historical Society, 1994. 21 x 15 cm. Eight pages. With Illustrations. Original stiff card board wrappers. Decorated. Very good condition. A little dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Smith, John.

Choir Gaur. The Grand Orrery of the Ancient Druids, Commonly called Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain. Astronomically explained, and Mathematically proved to be a Temple errected in the earliest Ages, for observing the Motion of the Heavenly Bodies. Illustrated with three Copper Plates.

First Edition. Salisbury, Printed for the Author, 1771. 29 x 23 cm. vi, 73 pages. Three numbered Plates at the back of the book, and two folding drawings. See images. One Illustration in text (page 61). Contemporary paper covered boards. Quarter paper spine with printed paper spine label. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping to binding (see images). Name of previous owner on title page. Long neat annotation on page 70 relating to Egyptian Antiquities. A very nice copy.

Smith, John.

Chronicon Rusticum-Commerciale, or Memoirs of Wool. – A Collection of History and Argument Concerning the Woolen Manufacture and the Woolen Trade in general.

Reprint of 1747. Two volumes. New York, Augustus M. Kelley Publishers, 1969. 14.5 x 22.5 cm. XVI, 422 + 576 pages. Original Hardcover. Excellent, close to new condition.

Smith, Michael.

Dedications [Signed].

First and limited Edition (200 copies). Dublin, NWP: New Writers’ Press, 1967. 20 x 15 cm. Unpaginated. Original stiff paper covers. Near fine condition. Wrappers age darkened in places (see images). Inscribed to Katherine Kavanagh (wife of the poet Patrick Kavanagh?), signed ‘Michael’ and dated 1969 on half title page. Internally clean.

Smith, Rev. Sydney.

The Wit and Wisdom of Rev. Sydney Smith. A Selection of the most memorable Passages in his Writings and Conversations.

Fourth Edition. London, Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1861. 19 x 12 cm. viii, 355 pages plus four pages publishers list. Original dark blue cloth with gilt decorations and gilt title on spine and front board. Elaborate blind decorations. Brown end papers. Deckle edges. Very good condition. Corners, boards and spine rubbed and bumped. Edges age darkened. Book sellers (Manchester) blind stamp on front free end paper. Binders label on rear end paper. A few small nicks. Internally clean.